Learn how to create a slideshow presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Topics include creating and editing slides, inserting images and clipart, and running your slideshow.
Online Advance Registration
Seating is at 3:10 p.m. for those who have registered for the class. Please arrive early - you will not be admitted once the class has started.
Arriving late forfeits your seat. Stand-bys will be accepted if registered participants are not present at the beginning of the event.

Where will the money come from! This class describes a variety of tax advantaged accounts that individuals can set up to help them acquire the nest egg necessary for retirement and/or college bound children. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.

Join us for an overview of Google’s Gmail, Calendar, LAB’s, and Docs.
Online Registration
Seating is at 3:10 p.m. for those who have registered for the class. Please arrive early - you will not be admitted once the class has started.
Arriving late forfeits your seat. Stand-bys will be accepted if registered participants are not present at the beginning of the event.

Introduction to Bonds and to the best of SIBL’s print and electronic resources for researching bonds and bond mutual funds. Other public web sites are introduced. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.

Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Google Docs. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting and print previewing worksheets. An G-mail account is required in order to participate in this class. Online Advance Registration
Seating is at 3:10 p.m. for those who have registered for the class. Please arrive early - you will not be admitted once the class has started.
Arriving late forfeits your seat. Stand-bys will be accepted if registered parti…

Participants learn how to market themselves, how to conduct a strategic job search, meet other twenty-something job-seekers in a supportive environment. The Drop-In Job Club is led by Robin Neiman, Senior Vocational Counselor, and Sherry Natkow, Career Coach. Handouts and resources will be provided.
Note: This club is limited to ten participants on a first come, first seated basis. No advance registration, no waiting list.

Introduction to Bonds and to the best of SIBL’s print and electronic resources for researching bonds and bond mutual funds. Other public web sites are introduced.
Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.

This class introduces savings and budget concepts. Reviews banks and banking products including debit and credit cards and introduces investment principles. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.

Explore more advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Topics include inserting videos, graphs, and hyperlinks, custom animations, slide transitions, and more. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.
Online Advance Registration
Seating is at 3:10 p.m. for those who have registered for the class. Please arrive early - you will not be admitted once the class has started.
Arriving late forfeits your seat. Stand-bys will be accepted if registered participants are not…

Register at the 4th floor desk for two classes by December 31, 2011
Classes will be held every Wednesdays from
10:00 AM-12:00 PM at the 5th floor
January 4, 2011 Basic Intro to Computer with laptops (Spanish)
January 11, 2011 Basic Intro to Internet with laptops
January 18, 2011 Basic Intro to Typing with laptops
January 25, 2011 Basic Intro to Job Search with laptops

Register at the 4th floor desk for two classes by December 31, 2011
Classes will be held every Wednesdays from
10:00 AM-12:00 PM at the 5th floor
January 4, 2011 Basic Intro to Computer with laptops (Spanish)
January 11, 2011 Basic Intro to Internet with laptops
January 18, 2011 Basic Intro to Typing with laptops
January 25, 2011 Basic Intro to Job Search with laptops

Register at the 4th floor desk for two classes by December 31, 2011
Classes will be held every Wednesdays from
10:00 AM-12:00 PM at the 5th floor
January 4, 2011 Basic Intro to Computer with laptops (Spanish)
January 11, 2011 Basic Intro to Internet with laptops
January 18, 2011 Basic Intro to Typing with laptops
January 25, 2011 Basic Intro to Job Search with laptops

This class clarifies the differences between mutual funds and ETFs. We explain concepts such as net asset value and capital gains distributions, and demonstrate how to read a mutual fund statement. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.

Using Google Docs learn to create customized forms that can be used as survey tools. An G-mail account is required in order to participate in this class. Online Advance Registration
Seating is at 3:10 p.m. for those who have registered for the class. Please arrive early - you will not be admitted once the class has started.
Arriving late forfeits your seat. Stand-bys will be accepted if registered participants are not present at the beginning of the event.

This class reviews the history of Social Security, explains how it is calculated and how much money and when people can expected funds to be available to them. Also, we review the web site and how an individual can obtain answer specific to their retirement plans. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.

UPDATE, February 10, 2012. Registration for this event is now full. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please write to handmade@nypl.org with your request.
Join crafty librarian Jessica Pigza of the Rare Book Division and Crafternoon author Maura Madden for a free DIY day at the Library. Our special guests will be members of the New York Guild of Handweavers, who will demonstrate the basic tenets of handweaving and share some information and inspiration about this textile art.…

Are you a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearch is an online system which provides links to job openings, skills assessment tools, and training programs at no cost to individuals.
After taking the orientation, WorkSearch is accessible to registrants through the Internet, or through Library computers.
Attendees will be shown how to download the information to a USB flash drive(Bring your own USB drive)
Space is limited. No advance registration required- First come, first seated.
Seating is not g…

Participants learn how to market themselves, how to conduct a strategic job search, meet other twenty-something job-seekers in a supportive environment. The Drop-In Job Club is led by Robin Neiman, Senior Vocational Counselor, and Sherry Natkow, Career Coach. Handouts and resources will be provided.
Note: Seating is on a first come, first seated basis.

Exclusively for Conservators and President’s Council Members
Are you working on your estate plans or need to update them? How can you best provide for family and loved ones while also supporting your favorite charities? Join us for an informal evening where estate planning experts can help you decide your legacy.
RSVP to Jaime Henion at 212.930.0670 or conservators@nypl.org

Research carried out at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, shows that during WWI hundreds of Scottish men who emigrated to America at the turn of the century returned to fight for their mother country at the outbreak of the First World War. Many of the men had made a good life for themselves in America and were under no obligation to return to Scotland. Tragically, many of the volunteers did not return to America as they were killed on the battlefields or died in military hospitals. This pub…

Are you a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearch is an online system which provides links to job openings, skills assessment tools, and training programs at no cost to individuals.
After taking the orientation, WorkSearch is accessible to registrants through the Internet, or through Library computers.
Attendees will be shown how to download the information to a USB flash drive(Bring your own USB drive).
Space is limited. No advance registration required- First come, first seated.
Seating is not…

Are you a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearch is an online system which provides links to job openings, skills assessment tools, and training programs at no cost to individuals.
After taking the orientation, WorkSearch is accessible to registrants through the Internet, or through Library computers.
Attendees will be shown how to download the information to a USB flash drive(Bring your own USB drive).
Space is limited. No advance registration required- First come, first seated.
Seating is not…

Introduction to Bonds and to the best of SIBL’s print and electronic resources for researching bonds and bond mutual funds. Other public web sites are introduced. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.

KATE WALBERT, Instructor
Using Eudora Welty’s memoir One Writer’s Beginnings, this workshop examines ways in which a life’s beginnings can be mined to shape and inform fiction, with particular emphasis on T.S. Eliot’s notion of the ‘objective correlative.’ Participants will conduct related writing exercises, creating short fiction from their own early pasts.
Kate Walbert is the author of the novels Where She Went, The Gardens of Kyoto, Our Kind, and A Short History of Women, which she is current…

Help NYPL build the geospatial library of the future! This workshop will get you oriented with the a set of tools the Library has developed (available at maps.nypl.org) that enables librarians and the general public to add valuable geographic context to old maps. The workshop will focus on the core activity of the website: georectification, or "warping" maps. This means overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map (similar to Google Maps), transforming them into til…

This class clarifies the differences between mutual funds and ETFs. We explain concepts such as net asset value and capital gains distributions, and demonstrate how to read a mutual fund statement. Seating is limited and is on a first come, first seated basis.